ARC Raiders Key Room Tier List: Best Keys to Use vs Hurricane Runs

This retest made one thing very clear: not every Hurricane run is automatically better, and not every higher-rarity key is worth saving. The rooms that matter most are the ones with strong value, fast looting, and manageable risk. A few are incredible. A few are overrated. And a couple are just bait.
- How the Keys Were Ranked
- Full Tier List
- Best Key Rooms
- Dam Control Tower
- Buried City Town Hall
- Stella Montis Medical Storage
- Dam Staff Room
- Stella Montis Archives
- Strong A-Tier Keys
- Dam Surveillance
- Dam Controlled Access Zone
- Residential Master
- JKV Employee
- Spaceport Warehouse
- North Trench Tower
- Mid-Tier Keys
- Testing Annex
- Buried City Hospital
- Blue Gate Village
- Blue Gate Cellar / Communication Tower
- Assembly Admin
- Security Checkpoint
- Keys to Avoid
- Spaceport Ground Control Tower
- Spaceport Container Storage
- Blue Gate Confiscation Room
- Day vs Hurricane
- Hurricane clearly helped:
- Day was still perfectly fine for:
- Simple rule:
- Best Keys by Playstyle
- If you are low on keys
- If you want the highest upside
- If you mostly play solo
- FAQ
- What is the best key room right now?
- What is the best green key?
- Is Hurricane always better?
- What is the worst key room?
- Final Takeaway
How the Keys Were Ranked
We judged each room by four things:
- Total profit
- Key rarity
- Contest/risk level
- Loot efficiency
That matters because a blue key should clearly outperform a green key, and an epic key should feel premium. If it doesn't, it drops.
Full Tier List
| Tier | Key Rooms |
|---|---|
| S | Dam Control Tower, Buried City Town Hall, Stella Montis Medical Storage, Dam Staff Room, Stella Montis Archives |
| A | Dam Surveillance, Dam Controlled Access Zone, Residential Master, JKV Employee, Spaceport Warehouse, North Trench Tower |
| B | Testing Annex, Buried City Hospital, Blue Gate Village, Blue Gate Cellar, Communication Tower, Assembly Admin, Security Checkpoint |
| C | Spaceport Ground Control Tower |
| D | Spaceport Container Storage, Blue Gate Confiscation Room |
Best Key Rooms
These are the keys we'd actively keep and prioritize.

Dam Control Tower
- Nearly 200,000 total profit
- Best overall key room in the test
- Hurricane is clearly the best mode
This is the current gold standard. If you have this key, try to save it for Hurricane.

Buried City Town Hall
- Around 165,954 Coins
- High loot volume, high ceiling
- Still one of the best epic keys in the game

Stella Montis Medical Storage
- A huge overperformer for a green key
- Compact, efficient, and consistently rewarding
- One of the best value keys overall

Dam Staff Room
- Almost 110,000 Coins
- Excellent for a green key
- Small room, fast loot, strong reward

Stella Montis Archives
- Nearly 150,000 Coins
- Better than its reputation
- Strong loot density and great upside
Strong A-Tier Keys
Dam Surveillance
- About 89,054 Coins
- Very strong for a green key
- Much better in Hurricane
Dam Controlled Access Zone
- 100,000+ Coins
- Strong blue key
- Efficient room with good value
Residential Master
- Best used at Grandioso Apartments
- Flexible key, but that location is the best
- Strong green key overall
JKV Employee
- Around 92,000 Coins
- Compact and easy to loot
- Quietly one of the better green keys
Spaceport Warehouse
- About 104,000 Coins
- Day and Hurricane were both good
- Very solid everyday key
North Trench Tower
- About 116,000 Coins
- North is better than South
- Rooftop weapon case gives it real value
Mid-Tier Keys
These are still usable, but they come with trade-offs.
Testing Annex
- About 91,077 Coins
- Good room, but only slightly better than top green keys
- That makes it underwhelming for a blue key
Buried City Hospital
- Much better in Hurricane
- Day raid results were weak
- Fine situationally, not a priority
Blue Gate Village
- Decent green key
- Small and easy to loot
- Just not especially explosive
Blue Gate Cellar / Communication Tower
- Both are solid blue keys
- Neither does enough to push into A tier
Assembly Admin
- Value is okay
- Risk and awkward angles drag it down
Security Checkpoint
- Feels weaker than before
- Still usable, but no longer special
Keys to Avoid
Spaceport Ground Control Tower
- About 82,830 Coins
- Not awful, just too average for a blue key
Spaceport Container Storage
- About 61,000 Coins
- Four entrances, awkward to hold, weak returns
- One of the easiest keys to regret using
Blue Gate Confiscation Room
- Worst key room in the test
- Epic rarity, red zone, contested area
- Reward does not match the risk at all
Day vs Hurricane
This is where a lot of players overgeneralize.
Hurricane clearly helped:
- Dam Control Tower
- Dam Surveillance
- Buried City Hospital
Day was still perfectly fine for:
- Residential Master
- Spaceport Warehouse
- Several compact green-key rooms
Simple rule:
- Epic keys / high-ceiling rooms → prefer Hurricane
- Small, efficient green rooms → Day is usually fine
- Risky rooms with low scaling → don't force Hurricane
Best Keys by Playstyle
If you are low on keys
Prioritize:
1. Dam Staff Room
2. Stella Montis Medical Storage
3. Dam Surveillance
4. JKV Employee
5. Spaceport Warehouse
If you want the highest upside
Prioritize:
1. Dam Control Tower
2. Buried City Town Hall
3. Stella Montis Archives
4. Controlled Access Zone
If you mostly play solo
Stick to compact rooms:
- Dam Surveillance
- Dam Staff Room
- JKV Employee
- Warehouse
- Medical Storage
Small rooms are simply easier to control, loot, and leave.
FAQ
What is the best key room right now?
Dam Control Tower is the best overall key room from this test.
What is the best green key?
Top green keys were:
- Stella Montis Medical Storage
- Dam Staff Room
- Stella Montis Archives
- Dam Surveillance
Is Hurricane always better?
No. Some rooms scale very well in Hurricane, but others were surprisingly close to Day.
What is the worst key room?
Blue Gate Confiscation Room was the worst room relative to its rarity and risk.
Final Takeaway
The main lesson here is simple: rarity does not guarantee value.
The best key rooms tend to share three things:
- fast loot
- stable Coins
- manageable risk
That's why rooms like Dam Control Tower, Town Hall, and Medical Storage rise to the top, while rooms like Container Storage and Confiscation Room fall apart in practice.
| Priority | Keys |
|---|---|
| Must Keep | Dam Control Tower, Town Hall, Medical Storage |
| Very Strong | Staff Room, Archives, Surveillance, Warehouse |
| Good | JKV, Residential Master, North Trench Tower, Controlled Access Zone |
| Situational | Ground Control Tower, Hospital, Testing Annex |
| Avoid | Container Storage, Confiscation Room |
The real question is not which key looks expensive. It's which key is actually worth spending in a live raid.
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